One of the members of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, Dame​ Edina Balogh OLJ​, ​ recently visited Cambodia where she met many people living in poverty with disabilities. She was able to offer both donations and humanitarian help on behalf of the Order, which was greatly appreciated.

Dame Ros Newton generously opened her home in January to host a fund-raising coffee morning in aid of arthritis research.

Some 25 Order members and friends gathered in her Marchmont flat to enjoy an array of edible delights, and catch up with friend old and new. Ros and a minor army of friends prepared for the day by making marmalade, chutney, jam, biscuits and cakes – all for sale as well as books, CDs, handmade cards and various small gifts.

The Grand Bailiwick of Germany, the Hereditary Commandery of Rurichand the German Dentists' Sponsorship for Leprosy and Distressed Areas (C.H. Bartels Fund) raised 125,000 US $ in support of a schools project initiated by His Beatitude Gregorios III to provide assistance for those in need in Syria and the Lebanon. The funds were raised by a concert by 22 young singers, held in the Sankt Ludwig Church, in front of an enthusiastic audience of over 230 people.